torturing

Example Sentences

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No one cues up Peggy Lee, but the torturing of Jerry West by Jerry West is epic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

India's batters are torturing England in this series.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

While the professionals scratch their heads, we can see that his acting out is only a reaction to whatever thing or condition or cosmological prank is torturing him.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

“A lot of kids and teachers think … I’m torturing myself or like it’s a diet,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024

Her bony back straight, her fingers swept the keys delicately, then hard, alternately caressing and torturing music from them.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson